Tom Cruise was catapulted to superstardom with the role of hotshot fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the blockbuster ...

After taking our breath away in 1986, let's check in with what the actors are up to, nearly four decades later.

The latest Tom Cruise blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick, brought summer movies back and set all the records.It even fulfilled a regret he’d had since the 1986 original. Maverick innovated new ways ...

Tom Cruise revealed he got just as emotional as fans did during his on-screen reunion with Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick. The Mission: Impossible star returned as Maverick in the sequel to 1986 ...

Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) has a dramatic reunion with Val Kilmer's Iceman 36 years after "Top Gun." A.I. technology was not used for Kilmer's voice in the scene, Kosinski says.

The scene is cinema at its finest. It’s cheesy, ridiculous, and, most importantly, iconic. Everyone knows about the Top Gun beach volleyball scene.

Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer in “Top Gun.” CBS via Getty Images “After one of the takes (we only did a few) I noticed that both Tom and Val had tears in their eyes,” the director said.